Monday, 31 January 2011

My Hyacinth's have started to bloom, they smell lovely. I keep popping over to them, to have a little sniff, as well as encouraging anyone in the room to do the same!

I have started and finished one side of a round cushion﻿. It has been a nightmare!

Look at all these attempts.

It was driving me loopy! No matter what I did, it wouldn't play nice! Curly and cuppy was the only thing it wanted to do. Swearing didn't help, nor did hurling it across the room. (Though it did fly quite well, a new sport perhaps?!)

Anyhow, I asked on Ravelry .I should have done that to start with! This group is the best (imo) If the lovely folk there can't help you, they'll know a place to go.

I'm pleased to show you the result of all the help and my perseverance!

Yay! Flat(ish)!!

Just the back to do. I want to do it in one solid colour, probably black or stone.

Now on to Bad week.

I did wonder if I should post about this, but because it's part of our lives, and it's going to affect a huge amount of my posts for the next few months. I thought I would. Not only that, I think I might need a shoulder to cry on at times.

So, here goes.

We are about to loose our house. One of the pitfalls of renting I guess. The landlady has decided she wants to move back in.(she has split up with her boyfriend. Allegedly) Her house, her rules, I get it. It doesn't make it any easier though.

Telling J was one of the hardest things I have had to do in a long time. Thank goodness he's a level headed young man. He took it better than I thought. P and I have decided to keep things as normal as possible for this next week, because it's J's 12th birthday next Saturday. We will not allow that to be ruined anymore than it has been already.

After that we will be launching operation new house!

I'm frightened, and have that horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach. OK, big fat wet tears are going to start again if I talk about it any longer. I'm off to get a tissue!

Friday, 14 January 2011

It's a relaxing pattern to work. Ripple along one way, ripple along the other.

Speaking of the pattern, I'm not totally sure if I can share it with you. As I said before, it is a bit of a mish mash of 2 other patterns. You can find the 2 patterns here and here. I do feel really bad, but I guess it would be stealing if I did share. Do you forgive me???????

Let me make it up to you.

I have a little flower pattern to share.

UK terms (US terms in brackets)

Ch 3 join with a slst to form a ring.

The hole is tiny, so you may have to wiggle it around a bit, to fit your hook in.

Friday, 7 January 2011

I've been poorly with the dreaded flu all over Christmas and new year. I now have a secondary chest infection at the bottom of my left lung. : (

I don't mean to moan, but it's the first time I've ever had flu. I always thought it was like a really super nasty cold, boy was I wrong!

Thankfully we spent Christmas in Cornwall with P's family. No way would I have been capable of cooking Christmas dinner! I only had enough energy to eat 2 roast potatoes, before I had to go and lay down again!

I haven't ever been knocked sideways by an illness like that before. 3 weeks so far. (poo!!)

Since I'm feeling a bit better time to move onto nicer things.

I have some pretty flowers to cheer myself up!

They certainly work. Lovely cheerfulness in the kitchen window.

My new spotty mug from J

And matching biscuit tin from P

More cheerfulness in the kitchen!

I'm afraid there has been very little crochet going on. The Granny ripple is no further forward.

I have played around with some little egg cozies.

The little face is thanks to P's silly mate!!

I'm not totally happy with them, but I might be overly fussy!

Fingers crossed the antibiotics will start working soon, and I'll feel loads better and a bit more enthusiastic!

Till next time

xxx

Oh I nearly forgot.

I think there has been some problems with posting comments. I've fiddled around with some of the settings, and think I have sorted it out. If you find any problems I'd be very grateful if you could let me know. Email or ravelry. Lastly a big thank you to the people who alerted me to the problem in the first place!